This Special Operation (SO) 200789 has been established to continue the provision of aviation services for the humanitarian and donor community in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It seeks to facilitate safe, reliable, effective and efficient air transport services to enable humanitarian stakeholders to carry out their projects in support of populations in need. The United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) has been running in the country since 2008 under SO 107440 (May 2008 - 31 December 2012) and SO 200504 (1 January 2013 – 31 December 2014).